function getURLParameters(paramName) 
{
        var sURL = window.document.URL.toString();  
    if (sURL.indexOf("?") > 0)
    {
       var arrParams = sURL.split("?");         
       var arrURLParams = arrParams[1].split("&");      
       var arrParamNames = new Array(arrURLParams.length);
       var arrParamValues = new Array(arrURLParams.length);     
       var i = 0;
       for (i=0;i<arrURLParams.length;i++)
       {
        var sParam =  arrURLParams[i].split("=");
        arrParamNames[i] = sParam[0];
        if (sParam[1] != "")
            arrParamValues[i] = unescape(sParam[1]);
        else
            arrParamValues[i] = "No Value";
       }

       for (i=0;i<arrURLParams.length;i++)
       {
                if(arrParamNames[i] == paramName){
            //alert("Param:"+arrParamValues[i]);
                return arrParamValues[i];
             }
       }
       return "No Parameters Found";
    }
}
$.fn.stars = function() {
    return $(this).each(function() {
        // Get the value
        var val = parseFloat($(this).html());
        // Make sure that the value is in 0 - 5 range, multiply to get width
        var size = Math.max(0, (Math.min(5, val))) * 16;
        // Create stars holder
        var $span = $('<span/>').width(size);
        // Replace the numerical value with stars
        $(this).html($span);
    });
}
function showLoadingSpiner(){
	$.mobile.showPageLoadingMsg($.mobile.loadingMessageTheme, $("#spinerText").text(), false);
}
function hideLoadingSpiner(){
	$.mobile.hidePageLoadingMsg();	
}  